“Art is our oldest cultural heritage and our nation has its own unique national art just like other nations in the world.”
founder ’S GREETINGS
- Founder, the late Dongrang Yoo Chi Jin
- Born in 1905, at Gyeongnam Geoje-si / Playwright, Director, Educator
Korea Theatre Lab(Chronological List of Drama Center Preperation)
1962.11.30.
- Make changes in the articles of association of Korea Theatre Lab(7th) (Set up the Ethical theatre and achieve investigation and creation for the triumphant, maintain business of school, small theater and museum)
1962.11.
- Drama Center construction completed
1962.6.5.~6.11.
- Participated in the 9th The World Conference of the International Theater Institute.
Present the construction plan of Drama Center, Finishing Drama Center construction, Making national theater movement
1962.4.11.
- Finishing construction of Korea Theatre Lab Drama Center(483 seats)
1962.3.
- Participated in the 9th The World Conference of the International Theater Institute.
Present the construction plan of Drama Center, Finishing Drama Center construction, Making national theater movement
1962
- Prepare for the Opening of Drama Center, Theater Seats Donation Movement
1960.10.
- Begin construction of Drama Center
1960.4.
- Yoo Chi Jin, the chairman of the board, the first section chief of Theatre major in Dongguk University, Be elected in the president of National Theater Culture Association
1960
- Bought a national land, beginning work for the Drama Center
- The Rockefeller Foundation promised support the construction of Drama Center
1959.6.1.~7.7.
- Yoo Chi Jin, participate in Helsinki International Theater Institute(ITI), be elected in vice-chairman of the board
1959
- Dongrang, look around World Theatre Field
1958.8.26.
- Charter Application of Maintenance Foundation of Korea Theatre Lab
1958.5.10.
- General Conference of establishment of Maintenance Foundation of Korea Theatre Lab
1958.3.
- Join in International Theatre Institute(ITI)
1958.1.24.
- International Theatre Institute(ITI) Korea Branch founded(Chairman of the board: Yoo Chi Jin)
1958
- Korea Theatre Lab founded
Chronological List of Drama Center Activity
1974.2.10.
- Founder, Dongrang Yoo Chi Jin passed away
1974.2.8.~2.9.
- Theater Company Drama Center, showing a celebration show of Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Dong-A: [Easter] by Kim Byeong Jun, News Chungang: [Walking Practice] by Oh Tae Young
1974.1.28.~2.4.
- Cooperation Workshop show by Peter Brook Performing Company, invited by La MaMa Theater Company New York ETC/ [Chobun] [JILSA] (written by Oh Tae Suk, directed by Yoo Duk Hyung)
1973.11.1.~11.18.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Autumn Show in 1973(37th) [King Lear] (written by shakespeare, directed by An Min Su)
1973.10.10.~10.13.
- 12th National Middle School Play Contest
1973.4.4.~4.15.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Spring Show in 1973(36th) Dong-A Play Contest winning ceremony [Chobun] (written by Oh Tae Suk, directed by You Duk Hyung)
1972.10.18.~10.21.
- 11th National Middle School Play Contest
1972.9.30.~10.9.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Autumn Show in 1972(35th) Dong-A Play Contest winning play [Romeo and Juliet] (translated by Kim Jae Nam, directed by Oh Tae Suk)
1972.4.29.
- Saturday Special Session ‘Comparative Study between Noh(Japanese traditional play) and Korean Mask Play’ by Jang Han Gi
1972.4.22.
- Saturday Special Session ‘Feeling the feature of Korean Traditional Music’ by Lee Bo Hyung
1972.4.19.~4.30.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Spring Show in 1972(34th) [The Trick by Scapin-Soittuki Play(Korean Traditional Mask Show)] (written by, Molière, translated by Min Hee Sik, directed by Oh Tae Suk)
1972.4.7.~4.16.
- Theater Company 'Gwangjang’ Live Performance [The Miser]
1972.3.24.~4.4.
- Theater Company ‘Ja Yu’ Live Performance [Bargaining Love and Hypocrisy]
1972.3.21.
- Lecture from Academic research of Molière, ‘World of Molière in his Play’(Park Eun Su/ Professor of Sookmyung Women’s University), ‘The Human Molière’(Jung Byeong Hee/ Professor of Ewha Women’s University)
1972.2.12.~2.13.
- Theater Company Drama Center, showing a celebration show of the 1972 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Dong-A: [People in Engine Room] by Lee Euan Ho, News Chosun: [Sound of a Scops Owl] by Yoo Jong Won
1971.12.15.~12.22.
- Theater Company Drama Center, Encore Show of [The Surplus Couple]
1971.12.
- Wonbanggak, Ye Jang(Practical Studio) and Recording⋅Editing studio install
1971.11.26.~12.12.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Autumn Show in 1971, participated in Dong-A Play Contest
[Sleuth-Place a bet on the love](written by Anthony Shaffer, translated by Park Young Hee, directed by Yoo Chi Jin)
1971.11.19.~11.30.
- Yoo Duk Hyung, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Manilla, participated in the World Theatre Festival. with Philippines Theater Company, directed the play [Alamang]
1971.11.12.
- Yoo Chi Jin’s complete works publication party(hosted by Korean Playwrights’ Association)
1971.10.21.~10.23.
- 10th National Middle School Play Contest
1971.10.1.~10.10.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Autumn Show in 1971 & 40th anniversary of Theatre Art Study Society/ [Odd Couple-The Surplus Couple](written by Neil Simon, translated by Park Young Hee, directed by Oh Tae Suk)
1971.9.21.~9.22.
- 7th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center.
A celebration show of the 1971 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Chosun : Yoon Si Duk [The Dead Ward], News Dong-A : Lee Gang Baek [Five], News Chungang : Cha Shin Ja [The Wooden Horse], News Hanguk : Kim Jung Ryul [The Sound of Rotting]
1971.4.8.~4.17.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Spring Show in 1971 [The Birthday Party] (The second show of Repertory)
1971.3.27.~4.6.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Spring Show in 1971 [LUV-The Love] (The second show of Repertory)
1971.2.18.~3.4.
- Celebrate winning of Dong-A Play Contest, Korea Theatre Film Arts Awards [The Birthday Party] (written by Harold Pinter, translated by Park Young Hee, directed by Yoo Duk Hyung)
1971.2.1.~2.15.
- Repertory Theater Drama Center’s Spring Show in 1971(28th) [LUV-The Love] (written by Murray Schisgal, translated by Oh Hyun Ju, directed by Oh Tae Suk)
1970.10.19.~10.21.
- 9th National Middle School Play Contest
1970.10.6.~10.20.
- The 27th show of Theater Company Drama Center [The Birthday Party] (written by Harold Pinter, translated by Park Young Hee, directed by Yoo Duk Hyung)
1970.3.11.~3.16.
- 6th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center.
A celebration show of the 1970 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Chosun : Yoon Ki Ho [The Phone Booth], News Dong-A : Park Il Dong [The Life], News Chungang : Lee Hyun Hwa [Finding John]
1970.1.
- Park Yeon Jin started to work in the CEO of Theater Company Drama Center
1969.9.
- Make a partnership with Korea Tourist Service, Regular Show by Intangible Cultural Asset for tourists from abroad. Sandae Noli, Bongsan Mask Dance(once a week)
1969.7.28.~8.10.
- Summer Workshop for Actors & Directors - “Principles of Comprehensive Art, actor-technical direction method”
1969.6.27.~6.30.
- Show day of director Yoo Duk Hyung.
[The Brown Hair](written by Kim Jong Dal), [The Stranger](written by Brooke), [Self-criticism](written by Yoo Chi Jin)
1969.4.
- Set a Grand Piano from Steinway
1969.3.7.~3.9.
- 5th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center.
A celebration show of the 1969 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Dong-A : Lee Cheol [I’m Proposing], News Chosun : Kim Jong Dal [The Brown Hair], News Chungang : Kim Young Mu [The Evicted People]
1968.4.12.~4.21.
- The 60th Anniversary of Korea New Theatre of Theater Company Drama Center, 6th Anniversary of Drama Center, celebration show for Dong-A Play Contest winning [The Cave] (written by Kim Seung Kyu, directed Yoo In Hyung/ the 4th winning play of News Dong-A Long Drama Contest)
1968.4.12.
- 6th Korea Play Awards, Jeon Young Woo won.
[Speech Principles] , [Introductions of Speech] dedicated to unknown field of speech studies
1968.2.24.~2.27.
- 4th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center.
A celebration show of the 1969 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Chosun : Lee Il Ryong [The King Play], News Seoul : Jung Ha Yeon [The Echo], News Dong-A : Kim Nam [The Autumn Rain falls on the Lake], News Chungang : Kim Chang Ho [The Stuffed Man]
1968.2.
- Ensemble Show of Drama Center [Love goes together with Death] (written by John Patrick, directed by Yoon Hwang)
1966.12.17.~12.18.
- Graduation Show from the second graduates of Seoul Theatre School [The Miser]
1966.11.26.~11.28.
- 5th National Middle School Play Contest
1966.11.16.~11.17.
- Seoul Puppet Show
1966.11.9.~11.23.
- Theater Company Drama Center 7th Dong-A Play Contest participation show [Porgy and Bess]
(written by Heyward, directed by Yoo In Hyung)
1966.10.4.
- Seoul Theatre School 2th Play Showcase, lead by Yoo In Hyung [Red Carnation], [A Recruit Candidate]
1966.9.3.
- Played a Masquerade Show in Drama Center, Government made a memorial film of intangible cultural asset ‘Bongsan Mask Dance’
1966.9.11.~9.12.
- For the international communication, go to the German Goethe Institute Dibruchke Theatre Company show [Saint Natan]
1966.7.
- A resident band ‘Yegrin Band’ moved in
1966.5.16.~5.20.
- Theatre Company Drama Center participate in Dong-A play contest for celebrate 4th anniversary [I’ll be the human, too] (written by Yoo Chi Jin, directed by Oh Sa Ryang)
1966.4.15.
- 4th Korea Play Awards, Mr. Won Woo Jeon won(the pioneer of Korean Stage Art, dedicated his whole life to the development of Korean Play)
1966.2.2.~2.4.
- 5th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center.
A celebration show of the 1966 Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play. News Dong-A : Oh Jae Ho [Cigaret Betting], News Kyunghyang : Ko Dong Ryul [The Consent], News Chosun : Jeon Jin Ho [A Stray Dog], News Chungang : Won Gap Hee [The Tale of a Cave]
1965.12.17.~12.18.
- Graduation Show from the first graduates of Seoul Theatre School [The Seagull]
1965.12.10.~12.16.
- Live performance and publishment to celebrate Dongrang Yoo Chi Jin’s 60th birthday a book [Theatre Theory]
- [The Great Chunhyangjeon] (directed by Lee Hae Rang, played by pan-theatricals, 12.10~12)
- [The Stars] (directed by Jeon Hong Ju, played by students of Seoul Theatre School, 12.13~14)
- [The Cow] (directed by Lee Won Kyung, played by Dongguk Theatre Society 12.15~16)
1965.11.20.
- ‘Puppet Theatre Company’ of Drama Center Opening Showcase [The Weaver girl and the Cowherd]
1965.10.25.~10.29.
- 4th National Middle School Play Contest
1965.10.9.~10.11.
- 3rd Live Performance by Children Theatre Society
1965.10.
- Experimental Small Theater construction completed, 1972 conditions of donation renting the wedding hall
1965.6.3.~6.7.
- 4th Live Performance of Drama Center Theatre Company, Commemorate Chunsa’s 30th anniversary of death. Co-working with News Hanguk [A soldier of Fortune, Na Woon Kyu] (written by Cha Bum Suk, directed by Lee Won Kyung)
1965.5.
- 3rd Korea Theatre Awards, Hahoe Folk Village won(Protecting and bequeath Traditional Mask Play, Hahoe Byeolsin Gut Mask for hundreds of years)
1965.4.12.~4.18.
- 3th Anniversary of Drama Center, 2th Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ of Theater Company Drama Center. [The Shame] (written by Ku Sang, directed by Lee Jin Soon)
1965.2.22.
- 13th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying, reveal 3 fringe theater [A man who reject Heaven], [Remettre], [One’s Small World] (directed by Oh Hyun Joo)
1965.1.25.
- 2nd Live Performance of Theater Company Drama Center.
1st Live Performance for ‘Founding New Playwrights’ (News Kyunghyang, News Dong-A, News Seoul hosted together) News Kyunghyang: Oh Hye Ryung [Starry Night] (directed by Yoo Chi Jin) , News Dong-A: Ha Kyung Ja [The Charity Hospital next to the Airfield] (directed by Kim Kyung Ock), News Seoul: No Kyung Sik [A migratory Bird] (directed Lee Won Kyung)
1964.12.27.
- 2nd Live Performance by Children Theatre Society in Drama Center [Why does a green frog croaks in a wet day] (won the excellence award in KBS Competition)
1964.12.
- 12th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying [The Picnic] (directed by Lee Won Kyung)
1964.11.
- 11th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying [The Engine Locomotive that eats petals] (directed by Oh Sa Ryang)
1964.10.29.~11.1.
- 3rd National Middle School Play Contest. Participations_Duksung Girl’s High School, Myeongseong Girl’s High School, Seoul High School, Sungdong High School, Yangchung High School, Incheon Boy’s High School, Joongdong High School, Whimoon High School
1964.10.9.~10.11.
- Foundation ceremony of Children Theatre Society [A Death of a Magpie] (written by Yoo Chi Jin, directed by Seo Do Jang, composed by Jung Yoon Joo, Coreo by Im Sung Nam, Stage Design by Kim Jung Hwan]
1964.10.
- 10th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying [A Blind Little Brother](directed by Lee Won Kyung)
1964.9.23.~9.28.
- Drama Center Theater Company Opening Ceremony [Prince Maeui](written and directed by Yoo Chi Jin)
1964.9.7.
- Theater Company Drama Center started
1964.8.31.
- 9th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying [Tomorrow](directed by Oh Hyun Ju)
1964.7.18.
- 1st graduation student, invited from the US Army and perform [Bongsan Mask Dance] in Korea House
1964.7.6.~7.7.
- 8th Seoul Theatre School Showcase for studying [A Red Carnation], [A Bear], [A Proposal] (directed by Lee Won Kyung)
1964.6.18.~6.23.
- 1st graduation student from academy, revealed 10 series of short play
1964.6.8.~6.11.
- 3rd Juvenile Drama Contest - News Chosun & Sprout Society hosted together, 11 school participated
1964.4.16.~5.5.
- 400th Anniversary of Born of Shakesphere
- [Othello] by 1st graduated students of the academy(4.23~28). [Hamlet] by 2nd graduated students of the academy(4.30~5.5)
- Seminar: Yeo Suk Gi, Oh Hwa Sup, Kim Jae Nam, Kim Ju Hyun(4.16~20)
- hoto Exhibition: 4.21~5.5
- Lecture: ‘Playwright Shakespeare’ by Choi Jae Seo
1964.4.7.~4.12.
- Second Anniversary of Drama Center, live performance to celebrate establishing Seoul Theatre School.
[Chunhyangjeon] (written by Yoo Chi Jin, directed by Yoo Chi Jin, Oh Sa Ryang)
1964.4.7.
- 2nd Korea Play Award, Kim Nam Joong from News Jeonnam(contribute to Youth Play Awards, spread plays in the local and development of traditional art)
1964.4.5.
- Children Theatre Society established in Drama Center
1964.3.27.
- 1st students from show academy played [Bongsan Mask Play] on 3rd World Theatre Day
1964.3.7.
- 1st students from show academy revealed [Bongsan Mask Play]
1964.2.27.~3.2.
- 2nd students from show academy played [Cyrano de Bergerac] (directed by Lee Won Kyung)
1964.2.6.~2.9.
- 1st students from show academy played [Human Atrocity] (directed by Heo Kyu)
1963.12.7.~12.10.
- 2nd students from show academy played [Our Town], [Happy Occasion in Mr.Mang’s House](directed by Heo Kyu]
1963.9.16.~9.19.
- 2nd National Middle School Play Contest. Participations_Jinmyung Girl’s High School, Yangchung High School, Kyungshin High School, Joongdong High School, Yongsan High School, Myeongseong Girl’s High School
1963.7.9.~7.13.
- 1st students from show academy played [Chunhyangjeon 3200 meters altitude, Country, a shady Valley](directed Joo Dong Jin, Lee Won Kyung)
1963.7.6.
- 1st Korea Play Award, Park Seung Hee won(established ‘Towol Society’ in 1920s, contributed to Korea New Play)
1963.7.4.~7.7.
- ‘Fringe Theatre’ by Repertory Theater [Ten Indian Dolls]
1963.6.27.~6.30.
- ‘A Production Play’ by Repertory Theater [The Mountain Woman]
1963.6.7.~6.29.
- 1st Juvenile Drama Contest(10 school participated)
- Juvenile Drama Company ‘The Birds’ played [The Ant and The Grasshopper]
1963.6.
- Jazz Festival ‘Fantasy of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday’ starts to play every week
1963.3.27.
- [The Cow] invited to play
1963.3.16.
- 1st students of academy plays [The Cow] (directed Oh Sa Ryang)
1962.12.21.~1963.1.6.
- 6th show after opening [Romeo and Juliet] (written by Shakespere, translated by Kim Jae Nam, directed by Lee Hae Rang)
1962.11.9.~11.25.
- 5th show after opening [The Death of a Salesman] (written by Arthur Miller, translated by Oh Hwa Sup, directed by Lee Ki Ha)
1962.10.26.~10.29.
- 1st National Middle School Play Contest.
Girls: [Chunhyangjeon](Yoo Chi Jin/ Ehwa, Chungang, Poongmoon Girl’s High School
Boys: [Jeonyoohwa: A Flower in the War] (Han Noh Dan/ Sorabol High School, Yangchung High School, Joongdong High School)
1962.10.3.~10.21.
- 4th show after opening [Han River is still Flowing] (written by Yoo Chi Jin, directed by Lee Hae Rang)
1962.10.15.
- Theatre Academy established. 44 freshmen in acting major, 13 freshmen in studying theatre
1962.8.8.~9.19.
- 3rd show after opening [Porgy and Bess] (written by Heyward, translated & directed by Yoo Chi Jin)
1962.8.2.
- Perform at University of Southern California [Where’s Charlie Going]
1962.6.20.~7.8.
- 2nd show after opening [Long Day’s Journey into Night] (written by Eugene O’Neill, translated by Oh Hwa Sup, directed by Lee Hae Rang)
1962.6.11.
- Mr. and Mrs.Park Jung Hee, the Chairperson of Supreme Council for National Reconstruction and main directors of Government came and watched closed show at Drama Center, appreciated for the opening
1962.6.1.~6.5.
- 1st Theatre Seminar & Liberal Arts class ‘Eugene O’Neill’s Life and Works’
1962.4.12.~5.31.
- Opening Show [Hamlet] (written by Shakespere, translated by Yeo Suk Ki, directed by Yoo Chi Jin)
1962.4.12.
- Drama Center Opened